Галина

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek Γαλήνη (Galíni) (a given name), from the Greek adjective γαλήνη (galḗnē, calm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɐˈlʲinə]

Proper noun

Гали́на (Galína) f anim (genitive Гали́ны, nominative plural Гали́ны, genitive plural Гали́н)

  1. A female given name: Galina
  2. golf (G in the ICAO spelling alphabet)

Declension

Derived terms

  • (Diminutives:) Га́ля (Gálja), Галюся (Galjusja)
  • (Endearing forms:) Галечка (Galečka), Галюшка (Galjuška), Галенька (Galenʹka)
  • (Pejorative forms:) Га́лька (Gálʹka), Га́лка (Gálka)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek Γαλήνη (Galíni) (a given name), from the Greek adjective γαλήνη (galḗnē, calm).[1]

Cognates include:

  • Russian, Bulgarian: Галина
  • Belarusian: Галіна
  • Polish: Halina
  • Czech, Slovak: Galina

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɦɐˈlɪnɐ]
  • (file)

Proper noun

Гали́на (Halýna) f anim (genitive Гали́ни)

  1. A female given name. Galina

Declension

References

  1. Melʹnyčuk O. S., editor (1982–2012), Галина”, in Etymolohičnyj slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kiev: Naukova Dumka
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